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Irresponsible citizens? New Labour, citizenship and the case of non-payment of local taxation
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Orton, Michael (2004) Irresponsible citizens? New Labour, citizenship and the case of non-payment of local taxation. Critical Social Policy, Volume 24 (Number 4). pp. 504-525. doi:10.1177/0261018304046674 ISSN 0261-0183.
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Abstract
This article engages with the debate about citizenship and responsibility by drawing on the experience of citizens whose voice is rarely heard in that debate. The article draws on a study of a specific citizenship obligation, the payment of local taxation, and in particular interviews with people who had failed to pay local tax - a group who could potentially be characterized as ‘irresponsible citizens’. From the perspective of these citizens the experience of paying local tax raises issues not about a deficit of responsibility but insecurity and the struggle to make ends meet. The examination of local tax and citizenship also raises issues about what will be described as the unequal distribution of obligation under New Labour. The article concludes by arguing that what is highlighted is the need for consideration of responsibility in relation not just to poor citizens but to all citizens, and in particular those with higher incomes.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government K Law [LC] > KD England and Wales |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Employment Research | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Local taxation -- Great Britain , Citizenship -- Great Britain, Responsibility -- Great Britain, Debt -- Great Britain | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Critical Social Policy | ||||
Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||
ISSN: | 0261-0183 | ||||
Official Date: | November 2004 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 24 | ||||
Number: | Number 4 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 21 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 504-525 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1177/0261018304046674 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
Funder: | Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC), RES 000–22–0596 |
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